The Scott identity on permanents is reproved and generalized by means of a
recent theorem due to Lascoux. For example, the following result is derived
: let x(1),..., x(n) and y(1),..., y(n) be the roots of the polynomials x(n
) - 1 and y(n) + y - 1, respectively. Then the permanent of the matrix (1/(
x(i) - y(j))) is equal to n(n).